by Working Forest | Jun 23, 2016 | Archives
The thing to consider about WoodsCamp isn’t its pedigree, its potential social impact or its business case. They’re impressive, but the highlight of this young Mahone Bay startup is its ambition. Founded by Will Martin and Alastair Jarvis, WoodsCamp aims to...
by Working Forest | Jun 22, 2016 | Archives
A concerned Premier Kathleen Wynne is sending government scientists to Grassy Narrows to investigate a report of a potentially dangerous mercury dumping site on land near the First Nation community. Her comments Tuesday came after a Star investigation found the...
by Working Forest | Jun 22, 2016 | Archives
Business in Vancouver’s 2016 list of the top 100 public companies in B.C. reveals the stellar year enjoyed by the province’s forestry companies in 2015. Each of the 11 companies on the list that generated sales from producing lumber, pulp, paper or finished wood...
by Working Forest | Jun 22, 2016 | Archives
The pressure on businesses to fold in the face of environmental scare campaigns can be enormous. But in federal court in Georgia, Canada’s Resolute Forest Products is suing Greenpeace for defamation, racketeering, conspiracy and other alleged offenses. In March we...
by Working Forest | Jun 22, 2016 | Archives
Allegations are mounting that Cantimber Biotech’s operations are producing negative health effects for Port Alberni residents. Stacey Gaiga, who lives in the neighbourhood above the facility, said that she and her neighbours are coming down sick as a result of...
by Working Forest | Jun 22, 2016 | Archives
Canada is listing nine B.C. species under the Species at Risk Act for the first time, ranging from a fly found in the South Okanagan to a lichen found in older forests within the Rocky Mountain Trench. The federal decision follows the recommendations of a national...
